Unal, Zeynep (GATE)

GATE Curriculum

In
addition to reading and math, an essential component of the GATE program is the
completion of at least one original, long-term project.Students choose this project based on
their own interests. Zeynep and her students create a standard rubric for the
development and evaluation of each project. Rubrics cover such elements as
timelines for original research, development of ideas, presentation, oral
practice, audio-visual components etc.

In
helping students create projects, Zeynep utilizes Bloom’s Taxonomy, which means
that she expects her students to reach the level of evaluation. This requires
each student to acquire knowledge, demonstrate comprehension, apply the
information, analyze, synthesize, and finally to evaluate what they have learned.